Raku Vessel with Round Ladder Motif A151888 The gold pieces are fixed

The gold pieces are fixed with three white Chinese baroque pearls cascading down

Fabricated in shapes that call to mind branches and leaves swaying upon the breeze

Once the bottom is finished and the handle added

Creatively shaped by tucks at the banded ankle

" and the partner piece "Sunset" are inspired by two Winslow Homer paintings

Raku Vessel with Round Ladder Motif A151888 The gold pieces are fixedThis wheel thrown clay vessel features archival coloration and was fired in the raku tradition; this piece has both glazed and naked (non glazed) raku, as well as several layers of hand polished terra sigillata. To achieve the distinct surface, the piece was brought to a high temperature quickly; once the glaze was melted, the piece was removed, forming cracks in the glaze. It was then smoke fired, lending an organic nature to the work. Afterwards,